I'm very interested in learning Slovak, and about Slovakia (which knowing Slovak would help)...
The main reason I joined this forum, was because not many learning materials, etc. exist for Slovak.
I have a few very basic textbooks to start me off...
- Colloquial Slovak by James Naughton (1997, 1st Edition)
- 'Veľký obrázkový slovnik-slovensko-anglicko-nemecký' (Picture Book that looks like it is aimed at young children, but is useful for beginners like me!!)
- 100 Most Common Slovak Verbs (Unknown Author, covers basic 'conjugations' , but has no examples of how to use them )
I think gaining a basic fluency (at least) in Slovak would be a 'rare / unusual' (for an Aussie) and valuable Skill to have!!